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Evaluation of the pattern of contrast sensitivity in glaucoma patients

Liaquat Medical Research Journal, 2022
This prospective cross-sectional study was conducted to measure the contrast sensitivity in different types of glaucoma patients. The patients for this study were identified using a non-probability convenient sampling method from 01st February 2020 to ...
Muhammad Asif Memon, Abdul Hameed Talpur, Mehak Nazeer, Muhammad Karim, Um-e-Farwa   +4 more
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Economic evaluation of screening for open angle glaucoma [PDF]

, 2008
Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the cost-effectiveness of screening for open-angle glaucoma (OAG) in the United Kingdom, given that OAG is an important cause of blindness worldwide.
Burr, Jennifer Margaret, Hernández, Rodolfo Andrés, OAG Screening Project Group, Vale, Luke David   +3 more
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Mitochondrial damage in the trabecular meshwork occurs only in primary open-angle glaucoma and in pseudoexfoliative glaucoma.

PLoS ONE, 2011
BackgroundOpen-angle glaucoma appears to be induced by the malfunction of the trabecular meshwork cells due to injury induced by oxidative damage and mitochondrial impairment.
Alberto Izzotti, Mariagrazia Longobardi, Cristina Cartiglia, Sergio Claudio Saccà   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Three-Decade Evaluation of Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure in Open-Angle Glaucoma at a Tertiary Care Center

Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020
Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) is the most prevalent risk factor for primary open-angle glaucoma. However, IOP alone does not fully describe a mechanical basis for disease in patients with normal tension glaucoma or primary open-angle glaucoma.
Catherine G. Knier, David Fleischman, David O. Hodge, John P. Berdahl, Michael P. Fautsch   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diagnosis and prediction ofprimary open-angle glaucoma by the level of local cytokine

Медицинская иммунология, 2020
The incidence of glaucoma is rather high in different countries, being the leading cause of visual loss in the population, thus presuming relevance of the search for new and informative methods of diagnosing this disease.
N. M. Agarkov, A. M. Chukhraev, N. V. Yablokova   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

What was Glaucoma Called Before the 20th Century? [PDF]

, 2015
Glaucoma involves a characteristic optic neuropathy, often with elevated intraocular pressure. Before 1850, poor vision with a normal eye appearance, as occurs in primary open-angle glaucoma, was termed amaurosis, gutta serena, or black cataract.
Bermudez, Dennis, Giliberti, Francesca M., Leffler, Christopher T., Schwartz, Stephen G., Young, Matthew T.   +4 more
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Progression from ocular hypertension to visual field loss in the English hospital eye service [PDF]

, 2020
Background There are more than one million National Health Service visits in England and Wales each year for patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension (OHT).
Azuara-Blanco, A., Bryan, S. R., Crabb, D. P., Kelly, S. R., Khawaja, A. P., Sparrow, J. M.   +5 more
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Clinicoepidemiological Profile of Glaucoma in 18-45 Years of AgeA Descriptive Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021
Introduction: Glaucoma is a group of disorders characterised by chronic progressive optic neuropathy. The consequences of glaucoma are more severe in the young individuals because of late diagnosis and longer life expectancy.
Vinokali AchumI, Susan Thomas, Neeta Sidhan   +2 more
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The effectiveness of early lens extraction with intraocular lens implantation for the treatment of primary angle-closure glaucoma (EAGLE): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness. Although primary open-angle glaucoma is more common, primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) is more likely to result in irreversible blindness. By 2020, 5·3 million people worldwide will
Aung, Tin, Azuara-Blanco, Augusto, Burr, Jennifer M, Chew, Paul, Cochran, Claire, Effectiveness in Angle-closure Glaucoma of Lens Extraction (EAGLE) Study Group, Foster, Paul, Friedman, David, Lai, Jimmy, McDonald, Alison, McPherson, Gladys, Nolan, Winnie, Norrie, John David Taylor, Quayyum, Zahidul, Ramsay, Craig, Vale, Luke   +15 more
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Comparison of central corneal thickness of primary open angle glaucoma patients with normal controls in South India

Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 2013
Background: Studies mainly in the western population have compared central corneal thickness in primary open angle glaucoma and normal individuals have found variable results.
Maya Natarajan, Krishna Das, Jayakumar Jeganathan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source